Ronald Moody

1900 – 1984

Biography

Ronald Moody was a Jamaican artist born in 1900 who migrated to Britain in 1923 to study at the Royal Dental Hospital, King's College, London. He qualified as a dentist in 1930 but after a few years he decided he would be a sculptor. His work spanned decades and during this time he produced a number of significant sculptures and was the source of inspiration to many artists globally. Moody also wrote radio programmes and was a broadcaster for a number of shows. In migrating to interwar Britain, he joined his brother, Harold, who worked in Peckham as a GP, and in 1931 co-founded the influential anti-racist organisation the League of Coloured Peoples.

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Ronald Moody

1900 – 1984

Ronald Moody

Biography

Ronald Moody was a Jamaican artist born in 1900 who migrated to Britain in 1923 to study at the Royal Dental Hospital, King's College, London. He qualified as a dentist in 1930 but after a few years he decided he would be a sculptor. His work spanned decades and during this time he produced a number of significant sculptures and was the source of inspiration to many artists globally. Moody also wrote radio programmes and was a broadcaster for a number of shows. In migrating to interwar Britain, he joined his brother, Harold, who worked in Peckham as a GP, and in 1931 co-founded the influential anti-racist organisation the League of Coloured Peoples.

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